diff --git a/doc/api/zlib.md b/doc/api/zlib.md
index d5daa16a007f9f..95b4ecbe3c5fa9 100644
--- a/doc/api/zlib.md
+++ b/doc/api/zlib.md
@@ -712,6 +712,44 @@ The `zlib.bytesWritten` property specifies the number of bytes written to
 the engine, before the bytes are processed (compressed or decompressed,
 as appropriate for the derived class).
 
+### `zlib.crc32(data[, value])`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `data` {string|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView} When `data` is a string,
+  it will be encoded as UTF-8 before being used for computation.
+* `value` {integer} An optional starting value. It must be a 32-bit unsigned
+  integer. **Default:** `0`
+* Returns: {integer} A 32-bit unsigned integer containing the checksum.
+
+Computes a 32-bit [Cyclic Redundancy Check][] checksum of `data`. If
+`value` is specified, it is used as the starting value of the checksum,
+otherwise, 0 is used as the starting value.
+
+```mjs
+import zlib from 'node:zlib';
+import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';
+
+let crc = zlib.crc32('hello');  // 907060870
+crc = zlib.crc32('world', crc);  // 4192936109
+
+crc = zlib.crc32(Buffer.from('hello'));  // 907060870
+crc = zlib.crc32(Buffer.from('world'), crc);  // 4192936109
+```
+
+```cjs
+const zlib = require('node:zlib');
+const { Buffer } = require('node:buffer');
+
+let crc = zlib.crc32('hello');  // 907060870
+crc = zlib.crc32('world', crc);  // 4192936109
+
+crc = zlib.crc32(Buffer.from('hello'));  // 907060870
+crc = zlib.crc32(Buffer.from('world'), crc);  // 4192936109
+```
+
 ### `zlib.close([callback])`
 
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1221,6 +1259,7 @@ changes:
 Decompress a chunk of data with [`Unzip`][].
 
 [Brotli parameters]: #brotli-constants
+[Cyclic redundancy check]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check
 [Memory usage tuning]: #memory-usage-tuning
 [RFC 7932]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7932.txt
 [Streams API]: stream.md
diff --git a/lib/zlib.js b/lib/zlib.js
index 4eaf1976e7d09f..509f83731e9116 100644
--- a/lib/zlib.js
+++ b/lib/zlib.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const {
   isUint8Array,
 } = require('internal/util/types');
 const binding = internalBinding('zlib');
+const { crc32: crc32Native } = binding;
 const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const {
   Buffer,
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ const { owner_symbol } = require('internal/async_hooks').symbols;
 const {
   validateFunction,
   validateNumber,
+  validateUint32,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 
 const kFlushFlag = Symbol('kFlushFlag');
@@ -899,6 +901,14 @@ function createProperty(ctor) {
   };
 }
 
+function crc32(data, value = 0) {
+  if (typeof data !== 'string' && !isArrayBufferView(data)) {
+    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('data', ['Buffer', 'TypedArray', 'DataView', 'string'], data);
+  }
+  validateUint32(value, 'value');
+  return crc32Native(data, value);
+}
+
 // Legacy alias on the C++ wrapper object. This is not public API, so we may
 // want to runtime-deprecate it at some point. There's no hurry, though.
 ObjectDefineProperty(binding.Zlib.prototype, 'jsref', {
@@ -908,6 +918,7 @@ ObjectDefineProperty(binding.Zlib.prototype, 'jsref', {
 });
 
 module.exports = {
+  crc32,
   Deflate,
   Inflate,
   Gzip,
diff --git a/src/node_zlib.cc b/src/node_zlib.cc
index 0c4ae0fc794347..c1c68c9fdeeb9d 100644
--- a/src/node_zlib.cc
+++ b/src/node_zlib.cc
@@ -1286,6 +1286,35 @@ struct MakeClass {
   }
 };
 
+template <typename T>
+T CallOnSequence(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                 Local<Value> value,
+                 std::function<T(const char* data, size_t size)> callback) {
+  if (value->IsString()) {
+    Utf8Value data(isolate, value);
+    return callback(data.out(), data.length());
+  } else {
+    ArrayBufferViewContents<char> data(value);
+    return callback(data.data(), data.length());
+  }
+}
+
+// TODO(joyeecheung): use fast API
+static void CRC32(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsArrayBufferView() || args[0]->IsString());
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsUint32());
+  uint32_t value = args[1].As<v8::Uint32>()->Value();
+
+  uint32_t result = CallOnSequence<uint32_t>(
+      args.GetIsolate(),
+      args[0],
+      [&](const char* data, size_t size) -> uint32_t {
+        return crc32(value, reinterpret_cast<const Bytef*>(data), size);
+      });
+
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(result);
+}
+
 void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
                 Local<Value> unused,
                 Local<Context> context,
@@ -1296,6 +1325,7 @@ void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
   MakeClass<BrotliEncoderStream>::Make(env, target, "BrotliEncoder");
   MakeClass<BrotliDecoderStream>::Make(env, target, "BrotliDecoder");
 
+  SetMethod(context, target, "crc32", CRC32);
   target->Set(env->context(),
               FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "ZLIB_VERSION"),
               FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), ZLIB_VERSION)).Check();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-zlib-crc32.js b/test/parallel/test-zlib-crc32.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..fb8d4958ec6369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-zlib-crc32.js
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+const zlib = require('zlib');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
+
+// The following test data comes from
+// https://github.com/zlib-ng/zlib-ng/blob/5401b24/test/test_crc32.cc
+// test_crc32.cc -- crc32 unit test
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2021 IBM Corporation
+// Authors: Rogerio Alves    <rogealve@br.ibm.com>
+//          Matheus Castanho <msc@linux.ibm.com>
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in zlib.h
+//
+const tests = [
+  [0x0, 0x0, 0, 0x0],
+  [0xffffffff, 0x0, 0, 0x0],
+  [0x0, 0x0, 255, 0x0], /*  BZ 174799.  */
+  [0x0, 0x0, 256, 0x0],
+  [0x0, 0x0, 257, 0x0],
+  [0x0, 0x0, 32767, 0x0],
+  [0x0, 0x0, 32768, 0x0],
+  [0x0, 0x0, 32769, 0x0],
+  [0x0, '', 0, 0x0],
+  [0xffffffff, '', 0, 0xffffffff],
+  [0x0, 'abacus', 6, 0xc3d7115b],
+  [0x0, 'backlog', 7, 0x269205],
+  [0x0, 'campfire', 8, 0x22a515f8],
+  [0x0, 'delta', 5, 0x9643fed9],
+  [0x0, 'executable', 10, 0xd68eda01],
+  [0x0, 'file', 4, 0x8c9f3610],
+  [0x0, 'greatest', 8, 0xc1abd6cd],
+  [0x0, 'hello', 5, 0x3610a686],
+  [0x0, 'inverter', 8, 0xc9e962c9],
+  [0x0, 'jigsaw', 6, 0xce4e3f69],
+  [0x0, 'karate', 6, 0x890be0e2],
+  [0x0, 'landscape', 9, 0xc4e0330b],
+  [0x0, 'machine', 7, 0x1505df84],
+  [0x0, 'nanometer', 9, 0xd4e19f39],
+  [0x0, 'oblivion', 8, 0xdae9de77],
+  [0x0, 'panama', 6, 0x66b8979c],
+  [0x0, 'quest', 5, 0x4317f817],
+  [0x0, 'resource', 8, 0xbc91f416],
+  [0x0, 'secret', 6, 0x5ca2e8e5],
+  [0x0, 'test', 4, 0xd87f7e0c],
+  [0x0, 'ultimate', 8, 0x3fc79b0b],
+  [0x0, 'vector', 6, 0x1b6e485b],
+  [0x0, 'walrus', 6, 0xbe769b97],
+  [0x0, 'xeno', 4, 0xe7a06444],
+  [0x0, 'yelling', 7, 0xfe3944e5],
+  [0x0, 'zlib', 4, 0x73887d3a],
+  [0x0, '4BJD7PocN1VqX0jXVpWB', 20, 0xd487a5a1],
+  [0x0, 'F1rPWI7XvDs6nAIRx41l', 20, 0x61a0132e],
+  [0x0, 'ldhKlsVkPFOveXgkGtC2', 20, 0xdf02f76],
+  [0x0, '5KKnGOOrs8BvJ35iKTOS', 20, 0x579b2b0a],
+  [0x0, '0l1tw7GOcem06Ddu7yn4', 20, 0xf7d16e2d],
+  [0x0, 'MCr47CjPIn9R1IvE1Tm5', 20, 0x731788f5],
+  [0x0, 'UcixbzPKTIv0SvILHVdO', 20, 0x7112bb11],
+  [0x0, 'dGnAyAhRQDsWw0ESou24', 20, 0xf32a0dac],
+  [0x0, 'di0nvmY9UYMYDh0r45XT', 20, 0x625437bb],
+  [0x0, '2XKDwHfAhFsV0RhbqtvH', 20, 0x896930f9],
+  [0x0, 'ZhrANFIiIvRnqClIVyeD', 20, 0x8579a37],
+  [0x0, 'v7Q9ehzioTOVeDIZioT1', 20, 0x632aa8e0],
+  [0x0, 'Yod5hEeKcYqyhfXbhxj2', 20, 0xc829af29],
+  [0x0, 'GehSWY2ay4uUKhehXYb0', 20, 0x1b08b7e8],
+  [0x0, 'kwytJmq6UqpflV8Y8GoE', 20, 0x4e33b192],
+  [0x0, '70684206568419061514', 20, 0x59a179f0],
+  [0x0, '42015093765128581010', 20, 0xcd1013d7],
+  [0x0, '88214814356148806939', 20, 0xab927546],
+  [0x0, '43472694284527343838', 20, 0x11f3b20c],
+  [0x0, '49769333513942933689', 20, 0xd562d4ca],
+  [0x0, '54979784887993251199', 20, 0x233395f7],
+  [0x0, '58360544869206793220', 20, 0x2d167fd5],
+  [0x0, '27347953487840714234', 20, 0x8b5108ba],
+  [0x0, '07650690295365319082', 20, 0xc46b3cd8],
+  [0x0, '42655507906821911703', 20, 0xc10b2662],
+  [0x0, '29977409200786225655', 20, 0xc9a0f9d2],
+  [0x0, '85181542907229116674', 20, 0x9341357b],
+  [0x0, '87963594337989416799', 20, 0xf0424937],
+  [0x0, '21395988329504168551', 20, 0xd7c4c31f],
+  [0x0, '51991013580943379423', 20, 0xf11edcc4],
+  [0x0, '*]+@!);({_$;}[_},?{?;(_?,=-][@', 30, 0x40795df4],
+  [0x0, '_@:_).&(#.[:[{[:)$++-($_;@[)}+', 30, 0xdd61a631],
+  [0x0, '&[!,[$_==}+.]@!;*(+},[;:)$;)-@', 30, 0xca907a99],
+  [0x0, ']{.[.+?+[[=;[?}_#&;[=)__$$:+=_', 30, 0xf652deac],
+  [0x0, '-%.)=/[@].:.(:,()$;=%@-$?]{%+%', 30, 0xaf39a5a9],
+  [0x0, '+]#$(@&.=:,*];/.!]%/{:){:@(;)$', 30, 0x6bebb4cf],
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-template-curly-in-string
+  [0x0, ')-._.:?[&:.=+}(*$/=!.${;(=$@!}', 30, 0x76430bac],
+  [0x0, ':(_*&%/[[}+,?#$&*+#[([*-/#;%(]', 30, 0x6c80c388],
+  [0x0, '{[#-;:$/{)(+[}#]/{&!%(@)%:@-$:', 30, 0xd54d977d],
+  [0x0, '_{$*,}(&,@.)):=!/%(&(,,-?$}}}!', 30, 0xe3966ad5],
+  [0x0,
+   'e$98KNzqaV)Y:2X?]77].{gKRD4G5{mHZk,Z)SpU%L3FSgv!Wb8MLAFdi{+fp)c,@8m6v)yXg@]HBDFk?.4&}g5_udE*JHCiH=aL',
+   100, 0xe7c71db9],
+  [0x0,
+   'r*Fd}ef+5RJQ;+W=4jTR9)R*p!B;]Ed7tkrLi;88U7g@3v!5pk2X6D)vt,.@N8c]@yyEcKi[vwUu@.Ppm@C6%Mv*3Nw}Y,58_aH)',
+   100, 0xeaa52777],
+  [0x0,
+   'h{bcmdC+a;t+Cf{6Y_dFq-{X4Yu&7uNfVDh?q&_u.UWJU],-GiH7ADzb7-V.Q%4=+v!$L9W+T=bP]$_:]Vyg}A.ygD.r;h-D]m%&',
+   100, 0xcd472048],
+  [0x7a30360d, 'abacus', 6, 0xf8655a84],
+  [0x6fd767ee, 'backlog', 7, 0x1ed834b1],
+  [0xefeb7589, 'campfire', 8, 0x686cfca],
+  [0x61cf7e6b, 'delta', 5, 0x1554e4b1],
+  [0xdc712e2, 'executable', 10, 0x761b4254],
+  [0xad23c7fd, 'file', 4, 0x7abdd09b],
+  [0x85cb2317, 'greatest', 8, 0x4ba91c6b],
+  [0x9eed31b0, 'inverter', 8, 0xd5e78ba5],
+  [0xb94f34ca, 'jigsaw', 6, 0x23649109],
+  [0xab058a2, 'karate', 6, 0xc5591f41],
+  [0x5bff2b7a, 'landscape', 9, 0xf10eb644],
+  [0x605c9a5f, 'machine', 7, 0xbaa0a636],
+  [0x51bdeea5, 'nanometer', 9, 0x6af89afb],
+  [0x85c21c79, 'oblivion', 8, 0xecae222b],
+  [0x97216f56, 'panama', 6, 0x47dffac4],
+  [0x18444af2, 'quest', 5, 0x70c2fe36],
+  [0xbe6ce359, 'resource', 8, 0x1471d925],
+  [0x843071f1, 'secret', 6, 0x50c9a0db],
+  [0xf2480c60, 'ultimate', 8, 0xf973daf8],
+  [0x2d2feb3d, 'vector', 6, 0x344ac03d],
+  [0x7490310a, 'walrus', 6, 0x6d1408ef],
+  [0x97d247d4, 'xeno', 4, 0xe62670b5],
+  [0x93cf7599, 'yelling', 7, 0x1b36da38],
+  [0x73c84278, 'zlib', 4, 0x6432d127],
+  [0x228a87d1, '4BJD7PocN1VqX0jXVpWB', 20, 0x997107d0],
+  [0xa7a048d0, 'F1rPWI7XvDs6nAIRx41l', 20, 0xdc567274],
+  [0x1f0ded40, 'ldhKlsVkPFOveXgkGtC2', 20, 0xdcc63870],
+  [0xa804a62f, '5KKnGOOrs8BvJ35iKTOS', 20, 0x6926cffd],
+  [0x508fae6a, '0l1tw7GOcem06Ddu7yn4', 20, 0xb52b38bc],
+  [0xe5adaf4f, 'MCr47CjPIn9R1IvE1Tm5', 20, 0xf83b8178],
+  [0x67136a40, 'UcixbzPKTIv0SvILHVdO', 20, 0xc5213070],
+  [0xb00c4a10, 'dGnAyAhRQDsWw0ESou24', 20, 0xbc7648b0],
+  [0x2e0c84b5, 'di0nvmY9UYMYDh0r45XT', 20, 0xd8123a72],
+  [0x81238d44, '2XKDwHfAhFsV0RhbqtvH', 20, 0xd5ac5620],
+  [0xf853aa92, 'ZhrANFIiIvRnqClIVyeD', 20, 0xceae099d],
+  [0x5a692325, 'v7Q9ehzioTOVeDIZioT1', 20, 0xb07d2b24],
+  [0x3275b9f, 'Yod5hEeKcYqyhfXbhxj2', 20, 0x24ce91df],
+  [0x38371feb, 'GehSWY2ay4uUKhehXYb0', 20, 0x707b3b30],
+  [0xafc8bf62, 'kwytJmq6UqpflV8Y8GoE', 20, 0x16abc6a9],
+  [0x9b07db73, '70684206568419061514', 20, 0xae1fb7b7],
+  [0xe75b214, '42015093765128581010', 20, 0xd4eecd2d],
+  [0x72d0fe6f, '88214814356148806939', 20, 0x4660ec7],
+  [0xf857a4b1, '43472694284527343838', 20, 0xfd8afdf7],
+  [0x54b8e14, '49769333513942933689', 20, 0xc6d1b5f2],
+  [0xd6aa5616, '54979784887993251199', 20, 0x32476461],
+  [0x11e63098, '58360544869206793220', 20, 0xd917cf1a],
+  [0xbe92385, '27347953487840714234', 20, 0x4ad14a12],
+  [0x49511de0, '07650690295365319082', 20, 0xe37b5c6c],
+  [0x3db13bc1, '42655507906821911703', 20, 0x7cc497f1],
+  [0xbb899bea, '29977409200786225655', 20, 0x99781bb2],
+  [0xf6cd9436, '85181542907229116674', 20, 0x132256a1],
+  [0x9109e6c3, '87963594337989416799', 20, 0xbfdb2c83],
+  [0x75770fc, '21395988329504168551', 20, 0x8d9d1e81],
+  [0x69b1d19b, '51991013580943379423', 20, 0x7b6d4404],
+  [0xc6132975, '*]+@!);({_$;}[_},?{?;(_?,=-][@', 30, 0x8619f010],
+  [0xd58cb00c, '_@:_).&(#.[:[{[:)$++-($_;@[)}+', 30, 0x15746ac3],
+  [0xb63b8caa, '&[!,[$_==}+.]@!;*(+},[;:)$;)-@', 30, 0xaccf812f],
+  [0x8a45a2b8, ']{.[.+?+[[=;[?}_#&;[=)__$$:+=_', 30, 0x78af45de],
+  [0xcbe95b78, '-%.)=/[@].:.(:,()$;=%@-$?]{%+%', 30, 0x25b06b59],
+  [0x4ef8a54b, '+]#$(@&.=:,*];/.!]%/{:){:@(;)$', 30, 0x4ba0d08f],
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-template-curly-in-string
+  [0x76ad267a, ')-._.:?[&:.=+}(*$/=!.${;(=$@!}', 30, 0xe26b6aac],
+  [0x569e613c, ':(_*&%/[[}+,?#$&*+#[([*-/#;%(]', 30, 0x7e2b0a66],
+  [0x36aa61da, '{[#-;:$/{)(+[}#]/{&!%(@)%:@-$:', 30, 0xb3430dc7],
+  [0xf67222df, '_{$*,}(&,@.)):=!/%(&(,,-?$}}}!', 30, 0x626c17a],
+  [0x74b34fd3,
+   'e$98KNzqaV)Y:2X?]77].{gKRD4G5{mHZk,Z)SpU%L3FSgv!Wb8MLAFdi{+fp)c,@8m6v)yXg@]HBDFk?.4&}g5_udE*JHCiH=aL',
+   100, 0xccf98060],
+  [0x351fd770,
+   'r*Fd}ef+5RJQ;+W=4jTR9)R*p!B;]Ed7tkrLi;88U7g@3v!5pk2X6D)vt,.@N8c]@yyEcKi[vwUu@.Ppm@C6%Mv*3Nw}Y,58_aH)',
+   100, 0xd8b95312],
+  [0xc45aef77,
+   'h{bcmdC+a;t+Cf{6Y_dFq-{X4Yu&7uNfVDh?q&_u.UWJU],-GiH7ADzb7-V.Q%4=+v!$L9W+T=bP]$_:]Vyg}A.ygD.r;h-D]m%&',
+   100, 0xbb1c9912],
+  [0xc45aef77,
+   'h{bcmdC+a;t+Cf{6Y_dFq-{X4Yu&7uNfVDh?q&_u.UWJU],-GiH7ADzb7-V.Q%4=+v!$L9W+T=bP]$_:]Vyg}A.ygD.r;h-D]m%&' +
+    'h{bcmdC+a;t+Cf{6Y_dFq-{X4Yu&7uNfVDh?q&_u.UWJU],-GiH7ADzb7-V.Q%4=+v!$L9W+T=bP]$_:]Vyg}A.ygD.r;h-D]m%&' +
+    'h{bcmdC+a;t+Cf{6Y_dFq-{X4Yu&7uNfVDh?q&_u.UWJU],-GiH7ADzb7-V.Q%4=+v!$L9W+T=bP]$_:]Vyg}A.ygD.r;h-D]m%&' +
+    'h{bcmdC+a;t+Cf{6Y_dFq-{X4Yu&7uNfVDh?q&_u.UWJU],-GiH7ADzb7-V.Q%4=+v!$L9W+T=bP]$_:]Vyg}A.ygD.r;h-D]m%&' +
+    'h{bcmdC+a;t+Cf{6Y_dFq-{X4Yu&7uNfVDh?q&_u.UWJU],-GiH7ADzb7-V.Q%4=+v!$L9W+T=bP]$_:]Vyg}A.ygD.r;h-D]m%&' +
+    'h{bcmdC+a;t+Cf{6Y_dFq-{X4Yu&7uNfVDh?q&_u.UWJU],-GiH7ADzb7-V.Q%4=+v!$L9W+T=bP]$_:]Vyg}A.ygD.r;h-D]m%&',
+   600, 0x888AFA5B],
+];
+
+for (const [ crc, data, len, expected ] of tests) {
+  if (data === 0) {
+    continue;
+  }
+  const buf = Buffer.from(data, 'utf8');
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.length, len);
+  assert.strictEqual(zlib.crc32(buf, crc), expected,
+                     `crc32('${data}', ${crc}) in buffer is not ${expected}`);
+  assert.strictEqual(zlib.crc32(buf.toString(), crc), expected,
+                     `crc32('${data}', ${crc}) in string is not ${expected}`);
+  if (crc === 0) {
+    assert.strictEqual(zlib.crc32(buf), expected,
+                       `crc32('${data}') in buffer is not ${expected}`);
+    assert.strictEqual(zlib.crc32(buf.toString()), expected,
+                       `crc32('${data}') in string is not ${expected}`);
+  }
+}
+
+[undefined, null, true, 1, () => {}, {}].forEach((invalid) => {
+  assert.throws(() => { zlib.crc32(invalid); }, { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE' });
+});
+
+[null, true, () => {}, {}].forEach((invalid) => {
+  assert.throws(() => { zlib.crc32('test', invalid); }, { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE' });
+});